Myrmecia pulchra
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| Myrmecia pulchra Clark, 1929[1]
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Myrmecia pulchra is an Australian bull ant species apart of the Myrmecia genus. They are native to Australia. They are heavily distributed in Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, and New South Wales, notably around the coastlines.[2]
The appearance of Myrmecia pulchra is that nearly the entire body is in a slightly light brown colour. The only exceptions is that the mandibles are slightly lighter and the thorax is completely black.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Myrmecia pulchra (Clark, 1929)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Myrmecia pulchra Clark, 1929". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia (PDF). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. pp. 27–28.
- ^ *Ogata, K.; Taylor, R. W. 1991. Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). J. Nat. Hist. 2 25: 1623-1673 (page 1629)